Tim Schneider | |
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Chair of the Illinois Republican Party | |
Assumed office May 17, 2014 |
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Preceded by | Jack Dorgan |
Member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from the 15th district |
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Assumed office December 2006 |
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Preceded by | Carl Hansen |
Personal details | |
Born | November 11, 1955 |
Political party | Republican |
Education |
University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign (BS) |
Website | Official website |
Timothy O. "Tim" Schneider is the current chairman of the Illinois Republican Party and a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners representing the 15th district, which includes all or parts of Arlington Heights, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Mount Prospect, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Schaumburg, South Barrington and Streamwood.
Cook County, Illinois is the second most populous county in the United States and, with a budget of $3.99 Billion for FY2015, is one of the largest units of government in the United States.
Schneider graduated from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science degree. Schneider serves as general partner/owner of The Golf Club of Illinois in Algonquin, and Waterwerks Car Wash in Elgin, Illinois.
Schneider is currently serving his third term on the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
Upon election he quickly established himself as a strong advocate for the taxpayers of Cook County. The Chicago Tribune called Schneider “a strong and absolutely unwavering voice for streamlining county government” and “an extraordinary member of a Board that could use many more like him."